Gallatin County Health Department

Again with the highest number of active cases and the highest number of NEW positive COVID-19 cases, Gallatin County continues to be the 'hotspot' of Montana.

It's becoming a regular occurrence. Gallatin County tops the State of Montana in new cases of COVID-19, and also has the highest number of current cases of all Montana counties with 835.

It hasn't been a great week for Montana's new positive COVID-19 case count. With Gallatin County's vaccination rate sitting idly at 61% (which is better than many counties in the state), where do we go from here?

Expect a lot of single serve condiment packets, waiting outside, no salad bars and max capacity to be 50% or less than normal when Gallatin County restaurants, bars and breweries re-open their dining rooms on Monday, May 4th.

Now that Montana has entered Phase 1 of re-opening, the Gallatin County/City Health Department will be carefully watching COVID-19 numbers of all kinds to determine if Gallatin County is on the right path.

Another jam packed edition of COVID-19 tips for all of Gallatin County. A lesson on social distancing and how you can help the most vulnerable in our community.

Matt Kelley, Health Officer with GCCHD, said a male in his 20s returned to Montana from Europe on March 12 and had symptoms.

Left untreated, syphilis can cause severe health problems.